Python Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Python
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 27 25
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 -11
Permanent jobs citing Python 338 287 491
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.68% 8.32% 6.79%
As % of the Programming Languages category 34.95% 38.84% 25.31%
Number of salaries quoted 190 123 343
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,174 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,565 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% +1.03% -18.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £71,875
90th Percentile £72,625 £92,000 £79,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -15.38%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 967 739 1,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.26% 21.41% 26.84%
Number of salaries quoted 724 447 1,562
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Python job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Python
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the Thames Valley

Python
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +21 132 £56,250 +12.50% 37
Oxfordshire +3 127 £60,000 -4.00% 26
Buckinghamshire +4 79 £56,000 -13.85% 21
Python
South East

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.78%) Confluence
2 3 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.59%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.59%) WordPress
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
4 1 (0.30%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.30%) Camunda
4 1 (0.30%) Jupyter
Applications
1 62 (18.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.66%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.89%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.89%) Lightworks
4 2 (0.59%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (0.89%) SAP SD
2 2 (0.59%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 163 (48.22%) Azure
2 112 (33.14%) AWS
3 76 (22.49%) Power Platform
4 69 (20.41%) Azure AI
5 32 (9.47%) GCP
6 17 (5.03%) Amazon EKS
6 17 (5.03%) Azure Sentinel
6 17 (5.03%) GitHub
7 15 (4.44%) Serverless
8 14 (4.14%) OpenShift
9 13 (3.85%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (3.85%) Azure Data Factory
9 13 (3.85%) Cloudflare
10 11 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (3.25%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
11 9 (2.66%) SaaS
12 7 (2.07%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (1.78%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 32 (9.47%) Firewall
2 24 (7.10%) DNS
3 12 (3.55%) VPN
4 9 (2.66%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.37%) SSL
6 6 (1.78%) DHCP
6 6 (1.78%) HTTP
7 5 (1.48%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (1.18%) Wireless
9 3 (0.89%) MQTT
9 3 (0.89%) VLAN
10 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.59%) Internet
10 2 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.30%) Broadband
11 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.30%) Network Security
11 1 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
11 1 (0.30%) SMTP
11 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (19.53%) Power BI
2 50 (14.79%) Tableau
3 24 (7.10%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.85%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.66%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.66%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.78%) Airbyte
6 6 (1.78%) RDBMS
7 5 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.18%) MySQL
9 3 (0.89%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.89%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.59%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.59%) Redis
10 2 (0.59%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.30%) Big Data
11 1 (0.30%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.30%) GIS
11 1 (0.30%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 41 (12.13%) Git
2 25 (7.40%) GitLab
3 18 (5.33%) Jenkins
4 15 (4.44%) JIRA
5 8 (2.37%) JUnit
6 7 (2.07%) JMeter
6 7 (2.07%) Mockito
7 6 (1.78%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.48%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.18%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.89%) LabVIEW
10 3 (0.89%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.89%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.59%) Mocha
11 2 (0.59%) PetaLinux
11 2 (0.59%) Selenium
12 1 (0.30%) Storybook
12 1 (0.30%) Subversion
12 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
12 1 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 147 (43.49%) Social Skills
2 59 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (10.06%) Finance
4 32 (9.47%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.44%) Telecoms
6 12 (3.55%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.37%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.78%) Retail
11 5 (1.48%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.48%) Law
12 4 (1.18%) Automotive
12 4 (1.18%) Electronics
12 4 (1.18%) Games
13 3 (0.89%) Banking
13 3 (0.89%) Marketing
14 2 (0.59%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 80 (23.67%) Analyst
2 79 (23.37%) Software Engineer
3 63 (18.64%) Python Engineer
4 61 (18.05%) Data Analyst
5 53 (15.68%) Python Software Engineer
6 49 (14.50%) Junior
7 48 (14.20%) Junior Analyst
7 48 (14.20%) Junior Data Analyst
8 38 (11.24%) Developer
9 36 (10.65%) C++ Software Engineer
10 29 (8.58%) Senior
11 27 (7.99%) C# Software Engineer
12 23 (6.80%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
13 22 (6.51%) Data Engineer
14 20 (5.92%) Network Engineer
15 19 (5.62%) AWS Engineer
16 18 (5.33%) Automation Engineer
17 17 (5.03%) AWS Software Engineer
18 12 (3.55%) DevOps Engineer
18 12 (3.55%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.99%) REST
2 22 (6.51%) JSON
3 14 (4.14%) HTML
3 14 (4.14%) YAML
4 13 (3.85%) Django
4 13 (3.85%) NumPy
4 13 (3.85%) Pandas
4 13 (3.85%) React
5 11 (3.25%) XML
6 10 (2.96%) Jinja
6 10 (2.96%) Web Services
7 8 (2.37%) Spring
7 8 (2.37%) Spring Boot
8 7 (2.07%) .NET
8 7 (2.07%) ActiveMQ
8 7 (2.07%) Apache Camel
8 7 (2.07%) CSS
8 7 (2.07%) Hibernate
8 7 (2.07%) jQuery
8 7 (2.07%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.58%) Distributed Systems
2 21 (6.21%) Low-Code
2 21 (6.21%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (5.03%) Distributed Computing
4 16 (4.73%) Algorithms
5 15 (4.44%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.44%) Life Science
6 14 (4.14%) Client/Server
7 11 (3.25%) Hackathon
7 11 (3.25%) Security Operations Centre
8 9 (2.66%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (2.37%) PKI
10 7 (2.07%) Embedded Systems
10 7 (2.07%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.78%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.78%) Renewable Energy
12 5 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.48%) Virtual Team
13 4 (1.18%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 72 (21.30%) Linux
2 26 (7.69%) Windows
3 6 (1.78%) Unix
4 3 (0.89%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.59%) Debian
5 2 (0.59%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.59%) Gentoo
6 1 (0.30%) FreeBSD
6 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.30%) OpenBSD
6 1 (0.30%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (34.91%) AI
2 89 (26.33%) Software Engineering
3 81 (23.96%) CI/CD
3 81 (23.96%) Problem-Solving
4 74 (21.89%) Business Intelligence
5 69 (20.41%) Agile
6 54 (15.98%) DevOps
7 45 (13.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (13.02%) Analytics
8 44 (13.02%) Computer Science
9 38 (11.24%) Containerisation
9 38 (11.24%) Test Automation
10 36 (10.65%) Machine Learning
11 32 (9.47%) Data Modelling
12 30 (8.88%) Deployment Automation
13 28 (8.28%) Data Governance
14 27 (7.99%) Infrastructure as Code
15 26 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
15 26 (7.69%) Full-Stack Development
16 24 (7.10%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 101 (29.88%) SQL
2 65 (19.23%) C++
3 53 (15.68%) C#
4 47 (13.91%) JavaScript
5 34 (10.06%) Java
6 32 (9.47%) PowerShell
7 26 (7.69%) Bash
8 22 (6.51%) TypeScript
9 20 (5.92%) C
10 16 (4.73%) Rust
11 12 (3.55%) VBA
12 11 (3.25%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.78%) Groovy
14 5 (1.48%) Apex Code
14 5 (1.48%) MATLAB
15 4 (1.18%) Go
15 4 (1.18%) Perl
15 4 (1.18%) R
16 3 (0.89%) Ruby
17 2 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 82 (24.26%) Degree
2 70 (20.71%) Azure Certification
3 50 (14.79%) Computer Science Degree
4 35 (10.36%) Security Cleared
5 29 (8.58%) SC Cleared
6 21 (6.21%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.96%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (2.66%) ACCA
8 9 (2.66%) CIMA
9 8 (2.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (2.37%) PhD
10 4 (1.18%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.89%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (0.89%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (0.89%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.59%) GCIA
12 2 (0.59%) GIAC
12 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.30%) CISSP
13 1 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.06%) QA
2 16 (4.73%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.96%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.18%) SOC 2
5 3 (0.89%) ECSS
5 3 (0.89%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.89%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.59%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.59%) GDPR
6 2 (0.59%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.30%) MISRA
7 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 34 (10.06%) Docker
2 28 (8.28%) Hyper-V
2 28 (8.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.80%) KVM
4 13 (3.85%) Active Directory
5 5 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.59%) vSphere
7 1 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.30%) Firmware
7 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (10.36%) Kubernetes
2 18 (5.33%) Terraform
3 14 (4.14%) Graylog
4 12 (3.55%) Ansible
5 9 (2.66%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.37%) Kibana
6 8 (2.37%) ZABBIX
7 7 (2.07%) Grafana
7 7 (2.07%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.48%) Argo
9 4 (1.18%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.18%) Packer
10 3 (0.89%) Istio
11 2 (0.59%) Podman
12 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.30%) QRadar
Vendors
1 98 (28.99%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.28%) VMware
3 14 (4.14%) Red Hat
3 14 (4.14%) SAP
4 11 (3.25%) Cisco
5 10 (2.96%) Oracle
5 10 (2.96%) Splunk
6 9 (2.66%) Databricks
7 8 (2.37%) IBM
7 8 (2.37%) Veeam
8 7 (2.07%) Dynatrace
9 6 (1.78%) Google
10 5 (1.48%) AppDynamics
10 5 (1.48%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.48%) F5
10 5 (1.48%) Juniper
10 5 (1.48%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.48%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.18%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.89%) MuleSoft